Kennedy Agyapong Shows His Soft Side, Bonds With Employees at His Rubber Factory, Video Warms Hearts

• It was a beautiful sight at Kennedy Agyapong's rubber factory when he joined his employees on a working day
• He sat casually among his staff and helped them package the rubber, warming the hearts of his many workers
• Netizens who saw the video of Agyapong and his team expressed mixed reactions in the comments section

Ghanaian politician Kennedy Agyapong warmed hearts on social media after a video of him at his rubber factory surfaced on social media.

The former Member of Parliament for Assin Central took some time off and visited his workers at his rubber factory, joining their trade.

His workers were so delighted to see him. Unlike his usual self, the often-vociferous politician appeared noticeably calmer.

Kennedy Agyapong casually sat among his workers, helping them package the rubber while also interacting with them.

An employee who captured the scene in a footage hailed him as a friendly boss and proved her claim by sitting on the MP's lap.

She commended him for creating jobs for the youth and urged political leaders to emulate his good deeds.

For her, Agyapong was the best candidate to represent the New Patriotic Party (NPP) in the 2028 elections and subsequently, become Ghana's next President.

It was so rare to see the often loud and opinionated politician so calm and collected.

Watch the video of Kennedy Agyapong bonding with his workers below:

Kennedy Agyapong's presidential ambition

In 2022, Agyapong announced he would not seek re-election to Parliament and declared his intention to contest the NPP's presidential primaries for the 2024 elections.

During the NPP's Special Super Delegates Congress in August 2023, Agyapong secured a surprising second-place finish, trailing Vice President Mahamudu Bawumia.

However, in the final primaries held in November 2023, Bawumia won decisively with 61.43% of the votes, while Agyapong maintained a strong second-place position.

Following his defeat, Kennedy Agyapong initially expressed reluctance to support Bawumia's campaign. Nevertheless, by June 2024, he joined a tour in the Ashanti Region, stating that it would be selfish not to support the party's nominee.

Looking ahead, Agyapong has confirmed plans to contest the NPP's presidential primaries for the 2028 elections. His brother, Ralph Agyapong, affirmed this intention, indicating that his sibling's presidential aspirations remained intact.

Netizens react as Agyapong bonds with workers

Netizens who saw the video of Agyapong bonding with his workers expressed mixed reactions in the comments section.

While some were impressed with his strong relationship with his workers, others criticised him for being insincere.

@kwesi_sol wrote:

"Dem go so nice PR for your man saa then one moment of anger ego destroy everything."

@papi_skull wrote:

"Herh, this company what dem take do we the workers? If a say ago, talk no be today ago finish. If u absent yourself for 2 days, u will be deducted 120gh from your salary of 650gh as an assistant operator, and they don’t even care if you're ill or something."

@QuofiTaylor wrote:

"If Ken were in America, citizens would be interrogating his ideas, whether they’re feasible enough to help the country or assessing his experience in his field, which made him a successful businessman. But no, in a third-world country where unemployed graduates survive on betting."

@RabbiBoateng2 wrote:

"Advise your boss to produce something more environmentally friendly."

@courage_es wrote:

"These 'big guys' are in the business of rubber bags production reason why Ghana cannot ban single use rubber bags."

Dr Bawumia drinks coconut in public

Earlier, YEN.com.gh reported on Bawumia, the NPP's flagbearer in 2024, drinking coconut by the roadside as NPP supporters cheered him on.

A coconut seller joyfully served him and sang a song endorsing the former Vice President as the favoured candidate for the major election.

Several social media users commented on the video and expressed dissatisfaction with Dr Bawumia and the Nana Akufo-Addo government.

Proofreading by Bruce Douglas, copy editor at YEN.com.gh.

Source: YEN.com.gh